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said fortress with all the soldiery, and that as this is so, whilst no 
reply comes thence you [voces'] will not vacate that fortress \_tranqueira] 
without my order. And if any necessaries shall be lacking (since 
they are shut in there), a person of any quality can come to this 
my camp to appear before me and make known their wants and 
he shall be at once supplied. For I greatly desire that between 
me and the Dutch nation the peace which we have made should 
be preserved for ever. Our Lord, &c. On the 9th of May, 1646, &c. 
Since this was finished I remembered to notify to you that if an order 
comes from Gale and you depart without appearing before me 
the foreign nation will have occasion to say " What peace is this ? " 
And as this is so, on the answer's coming from Gale, or before that, for 
the confirmation of our peace, I shall be very glad if you come 
and appear before me at this my camp and receive some rewards 
and gifts, and to that end I promise you that you can come and go 
freely without any fear. 
Raja Sing a. Emperor ^ of the Island of Ceilao. 
Address: — [To the] Captain of the Fortification [tranqueira] of 
the Hollanders. God preserve [?], &c. 
[From] Raja Singa, Emperor of the [Island of] Ceilao, &c. 
Indorsements {in Dutch) .'—(l) Sent by Captain Schiffers [ ? ]^^^ on 
the 9th, and delivered to us on May 10, per express of the King. 
(2) Raija Singa. Received through Negombo, 14th May, 1646. (3) 
1646. Original missive written May 9 by the King Ragia Singa to 
Captain [sic] at Nigombo. 
Just after the above two letters had been received in 
Negombo there arrived there from Galle Mr. Adriaan van der 
Sfcel, who, after serving as Oommandeur of Mauritius from 
1639 to 1644, had been sent by the Company to Ceylon with 
reinforcements.^^^ On May 13 he left Negombo with 143 
soldiers and two cannon for the purpose of withdrawing 
the troops who were encamped in the Seven Korales ; but 
coming into collision with the royal army, and by his 
imprudent conduct provoking an encounter, he and almost 
the whole of his force were killed or captured. Van der 
Stel's head was sent in a silver dish covered with a white 
cloth to the captain of the Dutch encampment, who buried it 
with military honours, and after a brief and futile resistance 
capitulated oli May 15, he and his men^ 280 in number, 
being also taken captives to Kandy,^^^ In a letter^^^ to the 
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